Staff & Board Members
Conservancy board members are elected from the community to oversee operations and management of the Greenway, lead nature conservation efforts, provide education and recreation opportunities, and partner with the community, environmental organizations, and government entities to ensure the best experience possible for visitors today and for generations to come.
Staff
Katherine Bravo Newton
Executive Director
Board of Directors
Bill Burhans
President
Bill King
Vice President
Valerie Runge
Treasurer
Barbara Richards
Recording Secretary
Howard Sacks
Becky Edmondson
Brett Byers
Trudy Holmes
Richard Ball
David Naff
Luanne Novak
Danny Haskin
Alejandro Ramirez
Kimberly Strobel
Tina Bryan
Advisory Board Members
Ralph Rieger, Past President, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
Bruce Krewinghaus, Past Board Chairman, Southwest Houston 2000; Past Board Member, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
Bill King, Past Board Member, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
Russell Schexnayder, Past Board Member, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
Cindy Chapman, Past Board Member, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
Hazel Potvin, Board Member, Houston Chapter, Native Prairies Association of Texas
Noreen Hoard, Master Naturalist; Retired Gardener, Hermann Park Conservancy
Jay Broadfoot, Board Member, Levitt Pavillion Houston
Edith Napoleon, President, Precinct 287 Civic Association
Mary Tysor, President, Willowbend Civic Association
Waymon Moore, Assistant Principal, Retired, Westbury High School
Adrin Biagas, Director of Land Acquisition, Houston Parks Board
Daniel Cohen, Community Representative, Harris County Precinct One
DiDi Chavis, Chief of Staff, City of Houston District K Councilmember’s Office
Mary Ann Beauchemin, Senior Naturalist, Houston Audubon Society
Mary Warwick, Executive Director, Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Megan Gotttselig, Forestry Manager, Harris County Flood Control District